Ukiah Marijuana Busts Net Large Haul and Charges
Two Ukiah High students, Andrew Jacobsen and a 17 year old, were arrested near a warehouse after officers found about 14 ounces of cured marijuana, raw opium, LSD pads, and pills. A San Francisco student, Charles Cunningham, and a Ukiah farm worker, Edward Connolly, were later detained at 191 Fairview Court. Police say the students face marijuana possession charges while the older men face possession charges. Convenience bags and 100 plastic bags used for storage were located during searches.
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Ukiah
Ukiahi
Jerry Ransom
Leon Miller
Fairview Court
Charles J. Cunningham
San Francisco
Edward Patrick Connolly
Manuel Frease Acquitted of Assault Charge
A Superior Court jury acquitted 38 year old Manuel J Frease of Covelo of assault with a deadly weapon in a March 3 incident outside a Covelo bar. The jury deliberated just over two hours before delivering the not guilty verdict with attorney Charles Mannon and Deputy DA Allan Ehle involved.
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Manuel Frease
Manuel J. Frease
Covelo
Frease
Sheriff’s Department
Howard Whipple
Robert Winslow
Charles Mannon
Allan Ehle
Landslide loss for Wilson after local elections in Britain
Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a landslide Labour defeat in municipal elections with Labour losing 1296 seats while Conservatives gain 1307. London losses deepen as Labour loses 733 seats in the capital. Edward Heath says Britain has spoken and Labour must go, though the Commons majority remains 74. Cecil King calls for Wilson’s resignation impacting markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Labor
Paiuoallel
Wilson
Edward Heath
Britain
House of Commons
Ukiah Man Killed In Vietnam
A Ukiah soldier Dennis Dunsing 25 was killed Monday in Vietnam while serving with the 199th Light Brigade 12th Infantry. He attended Fort Bragg High School class of 1961 and moved to Ukiah after. Survived by his mother Hazel Dunsing seven sisters and seven brothers, plus extended relatives. He was the great grandson of Kathryn and Frederick Dunsing and grandson of Daisy Sutherland.
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Ukiah
Vietnam
Hazel Dunsing
W. Mill Street
Dennis Dunsing
199Th Light Brigade
12Th Infantry
Dunsing
Fort Bragg High School
Mervyn
Redway
Richard
San Mateo
Gary
Russell
Michael
Santa Rosa
Archie
U. S. Navy
Kathryn
Frederick Dunsing
Daisy Sutherland
Fort Bragg
CC Luncheon Slated Monday
A Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce get acquainted lunch will be held Monday at noon in the Masonite room at the Palace Hotel to honor new chamber members, businessmen new to the Ukiah area and the new owners of the Kiah Daily Journal. Chamber President Jack Pearson will preside. The luncheon will be no host.
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Ukiah
Chamber of Commerce
Masonite
Palace Hotel
Kiah Daily Journal
Jack Pearson
Fight Over Dam Warming Up on South Fork Eel
A three way fight over the Dos Rios high level dam grows as a State Department report on flood control water conservation recreation and wildlife enhancement for the South Fork Eel is reviewed by Mendocino and Humboldt county officials and citizens. The Cahto reservoir near Laytonville would yield the most benefits per cost with an estimated initial price of 16 million dollars and a possible total development cost near 30 million. Officials warn major flood control may be limited by the basin's remoteness, urging flood plain management and cross-county cooperation. Local interests push for caution on recreation costs and agricultural land impact while exploring federal or state land as alternative sites. Continuous coverage notes industry impacts including logging and potential new wood products ventures dependent on water access.
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Dos Rios
State Department of Water Resources
South Fork
Eel
Mendocino
Robert Newhouse
Mendocino County
Redway
Garberville
Humboldt County
Department of Water Resources
Bel River
North Coast
Cahto
Laytonville
Ten Mile Creek
Panther
Water Resources
Eel Basin
Humboldt
Fork
Harvey. Sawyers
Clair Hill
California Water Commission
Eel River Association
Covelo
Ada Blinn
Cahito
Dwight O'Dell
Tumber
Reagan denies seeking VP nomination in Sacramento statement
In Sacramento Reagan asserts he is not seeking nor available for the vice presidency and will not accept a nomination regardless of the presidential candidate. Separately reports note UPI coverage from Saigon Atlantic City Hominy Falls and Marks with miners trapped and the Poor People's March progress.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Marks
Miss
Washington
Houston Heart Transplant Patients Stir Concern In France
United Press International reports a Houston heart transplant patient, John M. Stuckwish, deteriorated to grave as a mechanical respirator kept him alive in Montpellier. Fellow patient Everett C. Thomas Jr. remained improving, while recipient Ellie-Joseph Reynes received a heart from Jean-Claude Amerger in the second French transplant.
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United Press International
Montpellier
France
Houston
John M. Stuckwish
Denton A. Cooley
Cooley
Alpine
Tex
Everett C. Thomas Jr
Ellie-Joseph Reynes
Jean-Claude Amerger
Eric Neave
Amerger
Negre
London
Phillip Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Candidates Night Forum by Ukiah LWV Set
The Ukiah League of Women Voters will host a Candidates Night May 20 at 7 30 p m at Nokomis school. Moderated by Rod Shippey the event features Superior Court Judge candidates Winslow Orchard and A B Broaddus and first and second district supervisorial candidates Mayfield Tsarnas Stefani L Banzhaf Banker. Membership contact 462 7155.
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Ukiah League of Women Voters
Nokomis School
Stanley Helm
Voters
Rod Shippey
Farm Advisor’s Office
League
Superior Court
Robert Winslow
Merle Orchard
A. B
Rev) Broaddus
Tanker crash spills 6,000 gallons near Leggett Valley
Allan Boyd Hamilton, 35, of Ukiah, escaped injury when his loaded tanker rig veered to avoid oncoming cars on Highway 101 south of Leggett. About 6,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled down the canyon while forestry crews and locals aided tow crews and traffic. Hamilton, who phoned his wife, later helped crews as residents returned from a Redway hearing. he urged state action for a solid double yellow line on the grade.
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Allan Boyd Hamilton
Ukiah
Rossi Transport Service
Highway 101
Leggett
Leggett Valley School
Hamilton
CHP
Leggett Valley Area
Mendocino County
Humboldt County
John Mayfield
Bob Newhouse
World leaders set start for Vietnam talks Monday
UPI reports Cyrus Vance announced that full negotiations with North Vietnam will open Monday after a first procedural session on seating translations and other matters. Delegations met for 1 hour 54 minutes as Thuy signaled possible tough terms while Harriman and Xuan Thuy skipped the opening.
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Paris
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
U.S
Vance
U.s.hanoi
Defense
Philip Habib
Col
Ha van Lau
Hanoi
International Control Commission For
Nguyen Minh
Thi
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Foreign Ministry
International Conference
Arch of Triumph
Fiesta Week Kicks Off With City Parade
Fiesta 68 activities will be officially kicked off tomorrow with a procession from the Deep Valley Shopping Center along State Street to School Street and back. Mayor Donald Scotto and Fiesta Chairman Cyril Hill will designate May 11 to May 19 as Fiesta Week by proclamation. A promotional tour of adjoining cities will end at Deep Valley shopping center after assembling at 4:30 p.m. The parade includes the Phillips 66 cowboy, a pep band, fire trucks, sound trucks, civic and Fiesta greeters.
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Deep Valley
State
Smith
School Street
School
Donald Scotto
Cyril Hill
Morrow
Phillips 66 Cowboy
Civic
Aan
Finesta
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Ukiahigh School
Journal
G- Hunter
Jacobsen
Donna Mayfield
Julie
Somila
Julie Newbrough
Nokomis
Ronnie Duwe
Waendes
Walcottng
Steven Skindaé
Albertinum
Saigon
Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
Hominy Falls
W. Va
LWV
Canyon
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